I believe the current consensus is that he's a composite of several unrelated historical figures. Cf. Season 1 Homer, "Jerkass" Homer, the Ur-Homer (or Home-Ur) of the Tracey Ullman era...
(I just read this exchange to Jack, and he says "Oh, the two of you.")
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(I just read this exchange to Jack, and he says "Oh, the two of you.")